November
Print
1928 (made)
1928 (made)
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Eric Ravilious, 'November', wood engraved proof for Lanston Monotype Almanack, 1929
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Materials and techniques | wood engraving |
Brief description | Eric Ravilious, 'November', proof for Lanston Monotype Almanack, 1929 |
Physical description | Eric Ravilious, 'November', wood engraved proof for Lanston Monotype Almanack, 1929 |
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Gallery label | Eric Ravilious (1903-1942)
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Proofs for Lanston Monotype Almanack. 1929
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e) November
Wood engraving
E.561-1972
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Eric Ravilious had an unrivalled sense of lively decorative pattern.
This partly arose from his mastery of the principle of the reversed
out image. It entailed an organisation of design where black
silhouettes should appear against a white background and white
against a black. This principle was applied even in the small
commercial work shown here. In 1935 a contemporary wrote in
admiration of the range of his work which included a 'variety of
designs for business and miscellaneous purposes (with all the
restrictions this work often implies) which we think will rank
amongst his finest and most spontaneous achievements...'.(1995) |
Object history | The published version of these engravings is held in the National Art Library at the V&A, and the V&A holds the original printing blocks. |
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Accession number | E.561-1972 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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